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Brief Introduction

America, with no doubt, is the most attractive developed country. Many aliens want to enter the U.S., be a permanent resident, or, more over, an American citizen. It may be not as difficult as you have imagined.Temporary nonimmigrant visas No matter what you are, a visitor, or a student, you can apply for a nonimmigrant visa to establish a foothold in the United States in a relatively short period of time if you meet the specific requirements.There are a number of nonimmigrant visa options currently available to foreign nationals: Nonimmigrant VisasForeign Government OfficialsA-1 Ambassador, public minister, career, diplomatic or consular officer, and members of immediate family.A-2 Other foreign government official or employee, and members of immediate family.A-3 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and members of immediate family.VisitorsB-1 Temporary visitor for businessB-2 Temporary visitor for pleasure Visa Waiver Program Aliens in TransitC-1 Alien in transit directly through U.S.C-1D Combined transit and crewman visaC-2 Alien in transit to UN headquarters district under Section 11.(3), (4), or (5) of the Headquarters AgreementC-3 Foreign government official, members of immediate family, attendant, servant, or personal employee, in transitC-4 Transit without Visa, see TWOVCrewmenD-1 Crewmember departing on same vessel of arrivalD-2 Crewmember departing by means other than vessel of arrival Treaty Traders and Treaty InvestorsE-1 Treaty Trader, spouse and childrenE-2 Treaty Investor, spouse and children

E-3 Treaty Professional Visa for Australian NationalsAcademic StudentsF-1 Academic StudentF-2 Spouse or child of F-1

F-3 Border commuter students in academic institutions and language training programs Foreign Government Officials to International OrganizationsG-1 Principal resident representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family.G-2 Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and members of immediate family.G-3 Representative of non-recognized or nonmember government to international organization, and members of immediate familyG-4 International organization officer or employee, and members of immediate familyG-5 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, or members of immediate family Temporary WorkersH-1B Specialty Occupations, DOD workers, fashion modelsH-1C Nurses going to work for up to three years in health professional shortage areasH-2A Temporary Agricultural WorkerH-2B Temporary worker: skilled and unskilledH-3 TraineeH-4 Spouse or child of H-1, H-2, H-3Foreign Media RepresentativesI Visas for foreign media representativesExchange VisitorsJ-1 Visas for exchange visitorsJ-2 Spouse or child of J-1Fiancé(e) of US CitizenK-1 Fiancé(e)K-2 Minor child of K-1K-3 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (LIFE Act)K-4 Child of K-3 (LIFE Act)Intracompany TransfereeL-1A Executive, managerialL-1B Specialized knowledgeL-2 Spouse or child of L-1Vocational and Language StudentsM-1 Vocational student or other nonacademic studentM-2 Spouse or child of M-1

Special ImmigrantN-8 Parent of alien classified SK-3 "Special Immigrant"N-9 Child of N-8, SK-1, SK-2, or SK-4 "Special Immigrant"NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (see TN, below)North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationNATO-1 Principal Permanent Representative of Member State to NATO and resident members of official staff or immediate familyNATO-2 Other representatives of member State; Dependents of Member of a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; Members of such a Force if issued visasNATO-3 Official clerical staff accompanying Representative of Member State to NATO or immediate familyNATO-4 Official of NATO other than those qualified as NATO-1 and immediate familyNATO-5 Expert other than NATO officials qualified under NATO-4, employed on behalf of NATO and immediate familyNATO-6 Member of civilian component who is either accompanying a Force entering in accordance with the provisions of the NATO Status-of-Forces agreement; attached to an Allied headquarters under the protocol on the Status of International Military headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty; and their dependentsNATO-7 Servant or personal employee of NATO-1, NATO-2, NATO-3, NATO-4, NATO-5, NATO-6, or immediate familyWorkers with Extraordinary AbilitiesO-1 Extraordinary ability in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or AthleticsO-2 Alien's (support) accompanying O-1O-3 Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2Athletes and EntertainersP-1 Individual or team athletesP-1 Entertainment groupsP-2 Artists and entertainers in reciprocal Exchange programsP-3 Artists and entertainers in culturally unique programsP-4 Spouse or child of P-1, 2, or 3 International Cultural Exchange VisitorsQ-1 International cultural exchange visitorsQ-2 Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program (Walsh Visas)Q-3 Spouse or child of Q-2Religious WorkersR-1 Religious workersR-2 Spouse or child of R-1 Witness or InformantS-5 Informant of criminal organization informationS-6 Informant of terrorism informationT Victims of a Severe Form of Trafficking in PersonsT-1 Victim of a severe form of trafficking in personsT-2 Spouse of a victim of a severe form of trafficking in personsT-3 Child of victim of a severe form of trafficking in personsT-4 Parent of victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (if T-1 victim is under 21 years of age)North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)TN Trade visas for Canadians and MexicansTD Spouse or child accompanying TN-

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)TPS Temporary Protected Status Transit Without VisaTWOV PassengerTWOV CrewU Victims of Certain CrimesU-1 Victim of Certain Criminal Activity U-2 Spouse of U-1U-3 Child of U-1U-4 Parent of U-1, if U-1 is under 21 years of ageCertain Second Preference BeneficiariesV-1 Spouse of an LPR who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based petition which was filed prior to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least three yearsV-2 Child of an LPR who is the principal beneficiary of a family-based visa petition that was filed prior to December 21, 2000, and has been pending for at least three years.V-3 The derivative child of a V-1 or V-2Immigrant VisasMany people are interested in obtaining "green cards". However, compared with nonimmigrant ones, it is more difficult to obtain lawful permanent resident status unless an applicant falls within certain defined categories.There are four main categories. The easiest and quickest way, is through a family relationship where the petitioner is either a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Family-Based ImmigrationIR1 Spouses of US citizens (USCs)IR-2 Unmarried children under 21 years of age of USCs,IR-3 Orphan adopted abroadIR-4 Orphan will be adopted in the U.S.IR-5 Parents of USCsF-1 Unmarried sons or daughters over 21 years of age of USCF-2A Spouses and children under 21 years of age of LPR)F-2B Unmarried sons or daughters over 21 years of age of LPRF-3 Third Preference (Married children of USC)F-4 Fourth Preference (Siblings of adult USC)Several immigrant visa options are available to qualifying applicants. Since certain family based categories have lengthy waiting periods, it may be advisable to precede with certain employment based options which can be processed fairly quickly. Employment-Based ImmigrationEB-1 Priority WorkersEB-2 Professionals with advanced degrees, and persons with exceptional abilityEB-3 Skilled workers, professional and other workersEB-4 Certain special immigrantsEB-5 Employment creation (investors)The other categories involve diversity immigrants and refugees & asylees. Diversity VisaApplicants need to have a high school diploma or equivalent or two years of work experience in an occupation, which requires at least two years training or experience. Initially, approximately 100,000 people will be randomly selected and notified. Thereafter, 50,000 people will qualify for visas. Refugee & AsyleeA refugee is one who is unwilling or unable to return to their home country because of persecution or a "well founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular group or political opinion". A refugee is generally outside their home country and not within the U.S. Family members are also admitted as refugees even if they do not qualify as refugees in their own right. Asylees are refugees who are physically present in the U.S. and cannot return to their home country for the reasons set forth above. In addition, recent regulations require asylum applications to be filed within one year of entry into the U.S. unless circumstances in the applicant’s home country have substantially changed to adversely affect the applicant. Naturalization

A person granted permanent residency is permitted to reside and work in the U.S. Depending on their classification an immigrant may be eligible to file for U.S. citizenship either three years or five years from date of acquiring permanent residency (providing they are not otherwise deemed ineligible). When the alien fulfills some requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act, he/she can be naturalized. After the naturalization, if he/she becomes an U.S. citizen, he/she can enjoy the benefits as all other U.S. citizens.